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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L592-2

…of the provisions of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L. 561-5, L. 581-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-3

…the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to D. 6122-44-1. The documents in the supporting file provided for in article R. 6122-32 are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-2

…projection of fragments, thermal, toxic or telluric, occurring as a result of a pyrotechnic event; 12° "Domino effect" means any pyrotechnic event occurring in one or more installations, the effects…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK III

Article

…11° The contracts of the author(s), scriptwriter(s), writer-director(s) and technical director(s); 12° A detailed production estimate showing: a) Expenditure for which the taxes and charges are locat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 Z septies

…l the legal entities with which it is not dealing at arm's length, within the meaning of Article 39(12), is taken into account. The parent company mentioned in Article 39(12) of the French Tax Code is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-10

…issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to 1° of II of article L. 612-1. III. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify whether the undertaki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-27 of 12 January 2017 on the hosting of personal health data.Articles L. 1111-8-1 and L. 1111-26 are appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…ue has been submitted;2° Public offers of shares referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 512-1 of this Code or inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article Annexe à l'article A121-1

…oes not include any increases that may apply for the aggravating circumstances listed in article A. 121-1-2 of the Insurance Code. On the other hand, for the application of the provisions of the claus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-3

…lting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-5 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 133-6 to L. 133-8Order no. 2017…

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